Heatwave (band)

Heatwave
Heatwave, 1982
Heatwave, 1982
Background information
OriginLondon, England[1]
GenresFunk, R&B, soul
Years active1975–present
LabelsGTO, Epic
MembersNapoleon Eugene Phillips
Elliot Levine
ELWarren Weatherspoon
Anthony Contee
Darryl Grady
Dijon Anderson
Charles Ransom II
Past membersJohnnie Wilder Jr.
Keith Wilder
Rod Temperton
Michael F Murphy
Frank Burke
Tommie Harris
Mario Mantese
Ernest Berger
Audrey Hayes
Eric Johns
Billy Jones
Roy Carter
Derek Bramble
Calvin Duke
J.D. Nicholas
Peter Jordan
Bryan Lammers
Marvin Jones
Keith Harrison
Donovan Blackwood
Byron Byrd
Tim Houpe
Ignatius Mason Leslie Campbell

Heatwave is a funk[2] band formed in London, England in 1975. Its most popular line-up featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio; Englishmen Rod Temperton (keyboards) and Roy Carter (guitar); Swiss Mario Mantese (bass); Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums); and Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar).[3]

They are known for their singles "Boogie Nights", "The Groove Line", and "Always and Forever".

  1. ^ Peters, Ida (6 May 1978). "Heatwave "boogies' in with Rufus, Stargard". Baltimore Afro-American.
  2. ^ Peters, Ida (6 May 1978). "Heatwave "boogies' in with Rufus, Stargard". Baltimore Afro-American.
  3. ^ "The Story of Heatwave". Unsung. 27 September 2010. TV One Network.